In 2020, Apple made a radical decision: the complete cessation of the presence of headphones and chargers in the boxes of its new iPhones. Behind the adoption of this new policy, the intention to limit industrial waste, reduce consumption and carbon emissions. According to estimates, this intention would have had the same impact as the outright disappearance of 500,000 vehicles. Two years after the adoption of this solution, the savings achieved have been revealed. A staggering sum that explains this decision.
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For a few years now, new iPhones have not been sold with the usual headphones and chargers. A godsend for regulars, already owners of a multitude of headphones still packed and chargers gathering dust, a problem for new buyers who must add the price of a charger. And with this policy, well seen from an environmental point of view, the brand’s customers could logically expect a drop in the price of smartphones. Without its accessories, sold commercially at a price of 19 dollars each, Apple therefore achieves a great saving. It was therefore normal for this saving to be reflected in the selling price.
Nay. The customer can wipe his tears with the €25 Apple cloth if he wishes, the Californian brand has not passed on this new policy to its existing prices. On the contrary, the more the years pass, the more expensive the smartphones are. In addition to the pure and hard production of these accessories, the absence of packaging makes it possible to increase the savings a little more. Especially since Apple has promised that by 2023, its supply chain and the use of its products will be entirely carbon neutral.
Since the announcement of this decision, Apple reportedly sold 190 million iPhones worldwide. Thus, according to estimates shared by a recent report, Apple would have made a profit of more than 6.5 billion dollars (5.89 billion euros). A staggering sum for the apple brand that does not lose speed. A policy that had been adopted by other manufacturers, although some are resisting the temptation. For your part, do you think that all manufacturers should act in the same way? Do you think the earphones and chargers that come with smartphones are too much? Do not hesitate to answer us via the survey below and the comment section.